20171027 In Memoriam

20171026 C J's Deli 11:30am

       Have made reservations at C.J.'s Deli for our class lunch for 11 :30
on October 26th at 11:30. Hope we can have a good crowd on the last meeting
of 2017 and last before Christmas.
       Looking forward to seeing everyone.
                                          Eddie

2017926 Margaret Ann Cox-Horton

ASHEBORO — Margaret Ann Cox-Horton, 80, of Asheboro passed away Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, at Randolph Hospice House.
Ann was born in Ramseur on May 26, 1937, to Earl Dewitt and Lucy Mae Julian Cox. She was employed as an office clerk and bookkeeper for over 40 years and was employed with Regional Consolidated Services for 15 years. Ann loved her church, Central United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, Ann was preceded in death by stepfather, Cicero Myrick; half sister, Maxine Brown; and half brother, Bill Kennedy.
Ann enjoyed hymns and country music.
She is survived by husband, Bill R. Horton; stepson, Harold Horton of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; sister, Virginia Richardson and husband Don of Asheboro; half sister, Mary Dee Fowler and husband Herb of Minnesota; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 30, at 11 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church, 300 S. Main St., Asheboro, with Dr. J.F. Howard Sr. and Dr. Bruce Dickerson officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church, 300 S. Main St., Asheboro, NC 27203; Children’s Home (Methodist), 1001 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27199-2527; or Hospice of Randolph, P.O. Box 9, Asheboro, NC 27204-0009.
Pugh Funeral Home in Asheboro is serving the Horton family.
Share remembrances and condolences at www.pughfuneralhome.com.

20170921 "FINAL" Draft of Lee Stone Letter

Here is what might be the Final Letter draft of the letter to be sent  out about the Stone Scholarship

Dear Asheboro High School Alumni:

We are writing to ask your help with a project many believe is long overdue. Members of several classes from the Lee J. Stone era at Asheboro High School are banding together to establish a scholarship endowment in memory of Coach Stone.

For those of you from the Stone era, he needs no introduction. For those who aren’t, he took athletics, especially football, to a remarkable level. In doing so, he made successful men of young boys whose lives were changed for the better forever.

Stone is the only coach in AHS history to be inducted into the NC Sports Hall of Fame as well as the NC High School Sports Hall of Fame. Additionally, he was inducted in the AHS Sports Hall of Fame in it’s inaugural year.

We can think of no better way to carry on Coach Stone’s legacy than to establish a sports and academic scholarship endowment which will advance the lives of even more young people. The scholarship will be available to both male and female students of any official AHS sport who qualify.

Funding an endowed scholarship requires a minimum of $15,000.  We are confident this can achieved and surpassed!  Initial conversations have been well received and we have begun receiving contributions giving us a head start on this project!

Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution today. Your check should be made out to the Asheboro City Schools Education Foundation with the Lee J. Stone Scholarship Endowment Fund on the memo line and send to Asheboro City Schools Education Foundation, P O Box 1103, Asheboro NC 27204-1103 ATTN Kristen Wright

Thank you for your help and support. Please be sure you include your mailing address or an email address so we can acknowledge your contribuyion.

The Lee J. Stone Scholarship Committee

2017 Lee Stone Scholarship

 2017-09-17  Lee Stone Scholarship 

The meeting site for stuffing letters is in the city schools' Professional Development Center located across the street behind the high school auditorium. Some of you may remember this site as a former banquet facility owned by Sir Robert Motel. The work space is made available from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00pm.

If you have questions, feel free to call  Marylin S. Fowlere
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2017-09-14  Lee Stone Scholarship 

Subject:	Lee J. Stone scholarship
Date:	Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:03:32 -0400
From:	JM Leggett

We are making progress on the Stone scholarship effort. Largely 

through the efforts of Marilyn Smith, we have class reps for 

many of the classes during the Stone era. SInce many of the members 

of those classes do not have email addresses, we will need to mail 

 letters to some 800-1000 grads. 

We have scheduled a letter-stuffing party for October 12, 

starting at 10 am, the room tba. This is an invitation for one and all to help, 

if you can. I know many  have day jobs, but for those who can, pls help us out. 

Pls let me know if you can help. or just show up. If  you will let me know, 

i will send another email re the location. 

There are a couple among our number who do not have email addresses and pls 

let them know about this.


mark leggett

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20170727 Fun at CJs Restaurant

 Had a fine time at Cj's
 See pictures at
20170727 Fun at CJs Restaurant  
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20170427 Class Luncheon

Hello Spring!

Eddie has made reservation for our luncheon

on Thursday, April 27, 2017

11:30 am

C. J.'s Deli

Come Celebrate!😊😊

20170408 Obituary of Walter Lanier

Obituary of Walter Lanier

Walter. R. Lanier, Jr., 80, better known as, W.R., Walt or Dub, of Asheboro, went home to be

with his Lord that he loved so much on Saturday, April 8th, 2017 at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

He was born in Randolph County, where he lived his entire life. W.R. was a devout Christian man and had a special way of ministering his faith to so many, and he was considered a trustworthy friend when you needed him. He had a kind heart and joyful soul. He graduated from Asheboro High School in 1955, served in the National Guard, was a lifelong member of The Gideons International of Asheboro, member of Poplar Ridge Friends Meeting in Trinity where he served on several committees, and a past Sunday School Teacher.

He grew up in his father's grocery store business where he worked for several years. He was a brick mason, Contractor and Farmer. He enjoyed riding his tractor and tending to his cows, but most of all he enjoyed being around his family.

He married the love of his life, Nancy Laughlin, on April 22, 1956. From this union they had two children.

He was preceded in death by his father Walter R. Lanier Sr., his mother Eunice Canoy Lanier, his step-mother Iris Adams Lanier.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Lanier of the home, son, Michael Ray Lanier Sr., and wife Dana, daughter, Suzanne L. Sidden, and husband Chris both of Asheboro. Grandchildren, Michael R. Lanier Jr., Brandon Lanier, Dallas Lanier, Chance Rayle and Jordan Rayle all of Asheboro. Step-Grandchildren Steven, Daniel and Autumn Andrews all of Asheboro. 5 Great and 5 Great Step-Grandchildren. Brother, Terrance B. Lanier, and wife Phyllis Ann of Sophia, Half-sister, LaRue Kinney of Asheboro and Half-brother Jimmy Lanier, and wife Linda of Coleridge. Several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends Monday, April 10th from 5:00 to 8:00pm at Pugh Funeral

Home 437 Sunset Ave. in Asheboro. A celebration of life service will be held Tuesday, April 11th, 2017 at 3p.m. at Poplar Ridge Friends Meeting, 3673 Hoover Hill Road, Trinity, NC. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial gifts can be made to The Gideons International PO Box 182, Albemarle, NC 28001 or Randolph Hospice House, 446 Vision Drive, Asheboro, NC 27203.

20161027 Fun at CJs Restaurant in new room !

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Attendance: See listing at bottom of this page

Book
The book I mentioned at the meeting about a murder in Asheboro about the time we were in high school is White Meteors and the Ghost of AnnMcGee . I am not necessarily recommending it but I would like  to know if any one else read it or knew the author J Wayne Frye    etc. I find that in the book he is interesting in adding extra comments about how bad some parts of our country are; be interested in any reactions to this. Book written in 2013 but no real review on Amazon. Notice a reference to To Kill a Mockingbird below, but White Meteors should not been mentioned in the same breath with Mockingbird.

Here is one writeup I found:


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AHS 1955 Class,

     Have reserved C.J.s Deli for Oct.27th at 11:30 for the class of 55
lunch. They will be putting us in a new private dining room on the side
NOT the back room. I am assured that there is plenty of room and more
privacy.

           Looking forward to seeing everyone on our last meeting of the
year.

Eddie
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Class Meeting – October 27, 20016

AHS Class or 1955

Those attending

Nancy Laughlin Lanier

W. R. Lanier

Lurlene Story Millikan

James Millikan

Peggy Brittain Woodruff

Delores Lewis

Nancy Hall York

Guy York

Betsy Bouldin Glasgow

Erin Hayes

Charlotte Freeman Maness

Ann Brookbank DeBot

Eddie Wilkes

Carol Wilkes

Carol Wallace Schneider

Maxine Fox Lee

Olin Lee

Margaret Kennedy Evans

C. R. Evans

Faye Campbell Roberts

Jo Ella Farlow Coble

Roy Coble

Don Redding

Diane Johnson Burge

Gwen Presnell Ferguson

Faye Hill Furr